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A Little about Us...

Casey's is in Maple Park, IL. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization operating on donations, sponsors and Fundraisers.

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Behind the Scenes News

To our friends of Casey's,

First, please everyone have a safe, joyous and healthy holiday and new year. We love our supporters, sponsors and volunteers that have been with us over the years! We hope to keep everyone up to date on "behind the scenes" as we move forward with our next chapter of Casey's.

Second, it is with great sadness that we have lost Cece this month.

Cece was put down and is running with the angels. She ingested a huge root which she pulled out of her run and it got lodged in her esophagus…Mitch tried for quite some time to dislodge it, but there was no way short of surgery. According to Mitch account, Cece had been doing amazingly well, and was the strongest she’s been in years...because the new barn has a run for her to be in all day really seemed to reinvigorate her but sadly, also brought her demise. "Having a door and a run made her the happiest I’ve ever seen her and it was a fight to get her in each and every day…so she had a good last weeks to her long life". stated Mitch. For those who have followed Cece, she was a strong sassy fighter and through tenacious effort on Mitch and Dan, our farrier, she had overcome many obstacles over the years with her deformed hoof.

Over the next months, we will be posting "Rags to Riches" stories of our 13 years of rescues, rehabilitation and adoptions. Cece will be our first.

With many years love and gratitude,
The Casey’s Safe Haven Team

A New Chapter in the Story of Casey’s Safe Haven

Dear Friends of Casey’s Safe Haven,

After 13 incredible years of rescue, healing, and community outreach, Casey’s Safe Haven Holistic Horse Rescue and Sanctuary will be passing the reins to Second Chance Saddlebreds (SCS).

May that spirit live on through Second Chance Saddlebreds and every life they touch. After losing our lease and unable to acquire a suitable barn for our rescues, we are eternally grateful to SCS that our rescues will continue to flourish with the same devotion and heart that built Casey’s.

This upcoming transition marks not an ending, but a beautiful continuation of the mission that began when Casey’s was founded — to save, heal, and give new purpose to horses in need while touching the lives of people along the way.

From our earliest days, we recognized that many of our rescues would live out their lives as part of our Sanctuary, and that they, in turn, had the power to heal others. Our guiding words — “People Helping Horses Helping People” — have defined part of our mission. Through the years, we have opened our barn doors to senior citizens, Girl Scout troops, and special needs groups, witnessing countless moments of joy and connection.

We have been blessed with a dedicated team of volunteers, share boarders, and monthly supporters, along with grants and contributions that have made our mission possible. Because of you, our awesome family, our horses have known love, safety, and purpose for over 13 years.

As we move into this next chapter, SCS will carry forward the work of compassion and care that has defined Casey’s over the years. Our barn manager/trainer, Mitchell Bornstein, will continue his management and training with SCS. We are confident that under his guidance and knowledge, our horses, ponies, Petunia Donkey and Billy will continue to thrive.

This transition also comes with reflection — including the challenge of debt accumulated after cancelling over five fundraisers because of COVID, canceling our largest fundraiser – this year’s Fall Open House, along with the five months loss of boarder’s income, all who understandably needed to find a new home. While continuing to work with SCS through the transition process, Casey’s will continue as a NFP 501(c)3 through our fiscal year-end of 06/30/26. We will keep everyone up-to-date with any Casey’s activities through our website, newsletter and FaceBook.

To our volunteers: The future of a volunteer program is currently unknown. Your dedication, love, and enthusiasm have been invaluable to Casey’s over the years and we will keep in touch, if and when, updates become available.

We are filled with gratitude for every person who has walked beside us — rescuing, healing, laughing, crying, and growing together. The equines who came through our gates taught us as much about resilience as they did about love.

From all of us at Casey’s Safe Haven, thank you.
Together, we have proven that healing truly goes both ways —

from humans to horses, and horses to humans.

With love and gratitude,
The Casey’s Safe Haven Team

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If you have any questions about Casey's, please do not hesitate to contact us at: info@caseyssafehaven.org

Casey's Greeting Cards for You!

Check out our new greeting cards on our Shop page for a view of inside & outside of cards. PDF Order form is also on the Shop page shows all cards and can be filled out digitally. Cards designed by our own volunteer, Linda Castro!

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A Little about Us...

Behind the Scenes News

A New Chapter in the Story of Casey’s Safe Haven

Contact Us for More Information

Casey's Greeting Cards for You!

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Casey's Christmas Cards for You!

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